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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
acre /ˈeɪkə/
▶noun a unit of land area equal to 4,840 square yards (0.405 hectare).
– derivatives
acreage noun,
-acred adjective.
acreage noun,
-acred adjective.
– origin OE æcer (denoting the amount of land a yoke of oxen could plough in a day), of Gmc origin.
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